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• Charge stayed against suspended Saskatoon police constable

  28-08-2017 23:44 via globalnews.ca
  A second trial for suspended Saskatoon police constable Steven Nelson will not go ahead after the charge was stayed.
  
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• Darian Durant tops list of most popular people in Saskatchewan

  28-08-2017 23:27
  Former Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant is the most popular person in Saskatchewan, according to a poll by Mainstreet Postmedia.
  
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• Suspect faces charges after RCMP officer shoots different man while responding to gunshots complaint

  28-08-2017 22:28
  A man from Deschambault Lake First Nation is facing weapon-related charges after RCMP shot a different man while responding to a report of gunshots in the community.
  
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• MLA Forced To Resign From Caucus dlvr.it/PjDkPG https://t.co/4C5dIwoIfq

  28-08-2017 22:18
  
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• Deschaumbault Lake Man Charged In Firearm Incident dlvr.it/PjDkXV https://t.co/aQWCyinHYE

  28-08-2017 22:18
  
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• Photos: Ultimate Frisbee Canadian championship

  28-08-2017 22:03 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Ultimate Frisbee Canadian mixed championship was held in Saskatoon this week, wrapping up on August 27. Here are some highlights.
  
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• Photos: Kids football camp

  28-08-2017 22:01 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Roughriders taught kids football techniques and drills at a park on Secord Way during a camp on August 26, 2017.
  
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• Cheveldayoff confirms entry into race to become Saskatchewan Party leader, province's new premier

  28-08-2017 21:57 via thestarphoenix.com
  Ken Cheveldayoff has officially entered the race to become Saskatchewan Party leader and premier of the province.
  The Saskatoon Willowgrove MLA confirmed his entry Monday in a room full of boisterous supporters in the Bridge City. Cheveldayoff joins a field that already includes declared candidates Tina Beaudry-Mellor, Jeremy Harrison and Gordon Wyant. Rosthern-Shellbrook MLA Scott Moe and former Deputy Minister to the Premier Alanna Koch are also expected to announce their bids.
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• Ken Cheveldayoff announces intention to run for leader of the Saskatchewan Party

  28-08-2017 21:51 via globalnews.ca
  Ken Cheveldayoff is the fifth person to announce they are seeking to be the next leader of the Saskatchewan Party.
  
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• Webcams at Saskatoon hospital let parents watch over NICU babies anytime, from anywhere

  28-08-2017 21:50 via cbc.ca
  A new program at the neonatal intensive care unit at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital is allowing new parents to keep close watch on their baby, even if they can’t be near the hospital.
  
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• Photos: Hilltops vs Sooners

  28-08-2017 21:48 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatoon Hilltops went against the Ottawa Sooners in football action in Saskatoon on August 26, 2017.
  
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• Photos: Ukrainian Day in the Park

  28-08-2017 21:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  Dancers performed at Ukrainian Day in the Park in Kiwanis Park in Saskatoon on August 26, 2017.
  
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• Photos: Saskatoon Fashion and Design Festival

  28-08-2017 21:47 via thestarphoenix.com
  Models walked the runway in a wearable art collection from various designers during the Saskatoon Fashion and Design Festival runway show at the Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon on August 26, 2017.
  
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• Almost 200 construction-zone speeding tickets, 400 impaired driving tickets issued in July: SGI

  28-08-2017 21:37 via thestarphoenix.com
  Nearly 200 drivers were ticketed for speeding in construction zones around Saskatchewan in July, according to SGI.
  According to SGI’s monthly traffic safety numbers released Monday, a total of 182 tickets were issued: 177 for exceeding the 60 kilometre-per-hour work-zone speed limit while passing highway workers or occupied highway equipment, and another five tickets for speeding in construction zones where a flag person is present.
  Nearly 7,000 more tickets were issued in July, including
  
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• Police find bags of stolen IDs, credit cards after U-Haul attempts to evade officers

  28-08-2017 21:27
  Three people are facing more than 60 charges and police found bags of identification and credit cards after a man driving a U-Haul attempted to evade officers.
  
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• Saskatoon entrepreneur hopes to make splash with redesigned swim flippers

  28-08-2017 21:18 via cbc.ca
  Lee Price, a Saskatoon father and inventor, first came up with the idea for a new kind of swim flipper to help his daughter have more fun in the pool — now he's working to turn his invention into a business.
  
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• Saskatoon weather outlook: 30 degree heat ahead, but will it come at a cost?

  28-08-2017 21:10 via globalnews.ca
  30 degree heat to end off August, but there is a cold front expected ahead in Saskatoon’s weather forecast. Meteorologist Peter Quinlan explains.
  
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• Large plastic parrot back at Saskatoon Earls after weekend spent atop Traffic Bridge

  28-08-2017 21:05 via cbc.ca
  Big Blue, the plastic parrot is back at Earls Restaurant after a weekend spent perched atop the Traffic Bridge.
  
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• Commissioner finds Bill Boyd breached the Conflict of Interest Act

  28-08-2017 20:55 via globalnews.ca
  The Conflict of Interest Commissioner has found Saskatchewan Party MLA Bill Boyd breached the Conflict of Interest Act by misrepresenting himself and the Government of Saskatchewan following a business trip to China.
  
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• 382 impaired driving charges laid in Saskatchewan during July

  28-08-2017 20:52 via globalnews.ca
  Police in Saskatchewan issue 382 impaired driving charges in July, hand out another 182 tickets to work zone speeders.
  
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• Alleged impaired driver in 2-vehicle Prince Albert crash facing charges

  28-08-2017 20:48 via globalnews.ca
  An alleged impaired driver is facing charges after an SUV collided with a pickup truck in Prince Albert, Sask.
  
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• Saskatoon police lay 69 charges after U-Haul van allegedly flees officers

  28-08-2017 20:34 via cbc.ca
  Three people are facing 69 charges after police say the driver of a U-Haul van tried to flee police on Sunday night.
  
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• Boyd removed from Sask. Party caucus after conflict-of-interest ruling

  28-08-2017 20:28
  Bill Boyd has been removed from the Saskatchewan Party caucus after the conflict of interest commissioner ruled the MLA’s conduct fell below expected standards in seeking Chinese investment.
  
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• Deschambault Lake man facing weapons charges

  28-08-2017 20:18 via globalnews.ca
  Deschambault Lake man facing weapons charges after allegedly shooting a firearm on a northern Saskatchewan First Nation.
  
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• Thumbs Up for Durant, Brad Trost - Not So Much dlvr.it/PjCYQ8 https://t.co/eRmuDSVdVL

  28-08-2017 20:11
  
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• Expect Gas Prices to Continue to Rise dlvr.it/PjCYCw https://t.co/VxdH3q2yKw

  28-08-2017 20:11
  
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• Deputy minister to premier running for Sask. Party leadership

  28-08-2017 20:02 via cbc.ca
  Alanna Koch, the deputy minister to the premier, is looking to become the premier herself as she announced her bid Monday morning.
  
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• Ken Cheveldayoff officially joins race to lead Saskatchewan Party

  28-08-2017 19:46 via cbc.ca
  Using "Rural Roots, Urban Strong" as his campaign slogan, veteran Saskatchewan Party MLA Ken Cheveldayoff officially launched his bid Monday to become the party's next leader.
  
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• Salaries rise last year for SaskPower, SaskTel CEOs: disclosure report

  28-08-2017 19:33 via thestarphoenix.com
  SaskTel’s chief executive received an 11.8-per-cent raise last year, while the head of SaskPower earned 7.2 per cent more than he did over the preceding 12 months, according to the parent company of all provincial Crown corporations.
  Ron Styles, who resigned as SaskTel’s CEO effective July 1, earned $633,895 in the 2016-17 fiscal year, up from the $566,762 he took home the year before. 
  Mike Marsh, meanwhile, was paid a salary totalling $481,169 last year for running the provinc
  
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• Woman threatens Prince Albert taxi driver with knife

  28-08-2017 19:31 via globalnews.ca
  A taxi driver told Prince Albert police that one of his passengers threatened him with a knife on Monday.
  
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• Stolen ID charges for 3 people attempting to elude Saskatoon police

  28-08-2017 19:25 via globalnews.ca
  Three people facing stolen identification charges after trying to elude Saskatoon police.
  
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• Police in Sask. issue over 180 tickets for speeding in construction zones in July

  28-08-2017 19:23
  Police nabbed 182 drivers speeding in road construction zones in communities and on highways across Saskatchewan in July.
  
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• K+S opens west coast terminal to ship potash from Legacy mine

  28-08-2017 19:15 via thestarphoenix.com
  Just over a year after its new $4.1-billion Legacy mine began producing potash, K+S Potash Canada has opened the west coast facility that will allow it to ship potassium-laced salts extracted in Saskatchewan to customers in Asia and South America.
  The Port Moody, B.C. storage and handling facility is the product of a 2014 agreement between K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) — a subsidiary of the Kassel, Germany-based K+S Group — and Pacific Coast Terminals Co. Ltd. (PCT).
  According to the Sask
  
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• Alanna Koch, Ken Cheveldayoff join Sask. Party leadership race

  28-08-2017 19:10
  Two more contenders for leader of the Saskatchewan Party have come forward.
  
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• MADD Canada roadside memorial to honour Van de Vorst family

  28-08-2017 18:35 via globalnews.ca
  A MADD Canada roadside memorial will honour the Van de Vorst family, who were killed by an impaired driver.
  
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• Three Arrested - 69 Charges Laid - Stolen Identification

  28-08-2017 18:34 via saskatoonpolice.ca
  Two women from Prince Albert and a man with no fixed address are facing 69 charges following an incident in which a U-Haul van attempted to evade police.At approximately 9:00 p.m., August 27, 2017, Patrol officers spotted the van being driven in a suspicious manner in the 600 block of Confederation Drive.  The officers attempted a traffic stop, however the driver refused to pull over and instead drove in a dangerous manner.  Members of the Air Support Unit then assisted additional
  
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• Today's Schedule dlvr.it/PjBY7L https://t.co/1kaTsPqS0K

  28-08-2017 18:30
  
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• Sunday's Scoreboard dlvr.it/PjBXm3 https://t.co/3zKsPComHp

  28-08-2017 18:30
  
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• Soccer Dogs sweep Lethbridge to open 2017 dlvr.it/PjBYNJ https://t.co/e4DCLyzl5w

  28-08-2017 18:30
  
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• Shipping Storage Facility To Export Saskatchewan Potash dlvr.it/PjBXM7 https://t.co/Mx4j2COJDv

  28-08-2017 18:30
  
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• Letter of the Day: The future of Crown corps

  28-08-2017 18:00 via thestarphoenix.com
  The Saskatchewan Crown Investment Corporation (SCIC) released its 2016-17 annual report. The Crown sector recorded net earnings of $399 million for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, an increase of $225 million from the 12-month period and more than double that of 2015.
  In particular, SCIC’s 2016-17 annual report shows SGI Canada with profits of $65.2 million profit while SaskTel profits were $134.8 million.
  SCIC on behalf of the Crown sector paid a $219 million dividend to the General
  
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• Young girls help save people from house fire in Hampton Village

  28-08-2017 17:00
  A house is destroyed after a fire in the 500 block of Hampton Circle late Sunday night.
  
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• Fire destroys home in 500 block of Hampton Circle

  28-08-2017 17:00
  A house is destroyed after a fire in the 500 block of Hampton Circle late Sunday night.
  
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• CTV Saskatoon’s News at Five launches tonight

  28-08-2017 16:38
  The hour-long show will air weekdays before the 6 p.m. show, highlighting the biggest news across central Saskatchewan.
  
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• Alanna Koch running for leader of the Saskatchewan Party

  28-08-2017 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  Alanna Koch, the deputy minister to the premier, is running to be the next leader of the Saskatchewan Party.
  
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• Alanna Koch expected to announce Saskatchewan Party leadership aspirations

  28-08-2017 16:33 via globalnews.ca
  Alanna Koch, the deputy minister to the premier, expected to run for leader of the Saskatchewan Party.
  
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• YXEATS showcases Riversdale restaurants

  28-08-2017 16:21 via globalnews.ca
  YXEATS, taking place between Sept. 6-10, gives people a chance to sample food from 18 different restaurants in Riversdale.
  
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• MVA Still Looking to Draft a Long Term Plan dlvr.it/Pj97cP https://t.co/r41C8OYy56

  28-08-2017 16:17
  
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• Good Samaritans Help Family Escape Burning Home dlvr.it/Pj97dn https://t.co/F83JRFgkyz

  28-08-2017 16:17
  
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